Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 301 - 195, I am in pain, only letting you know (first update)
Shi Nian asked, but she already had the answer herself.
Slightly stunned, she looked up into his eyes: "Could it be... the day of the trial?"
She remembered that day, anxiously standing outside the courtroom calling his phone, just as she was about to despair, he suddenly appeared in front of her like he descended from the sky. The usually elegant and composed man had tiny beads of bright sweat at his temples at that moment, and his palm was warm and moist with sweat when he held her hand.
He nodded and smiled, seemingly a bit embarrassed.
"That day, it just so happened that Mark’s video was restored. The expert I specially hired, who is an authority in this field, was responsible for the restoration. I personally accompanied him in the operating room, so to show respect, I turned off all calls on my phone." His eyes gleamed black as he looked at her earnestly: "I’m sorry for making you worried that day."
So that’s how it was, it wasn’t that he deliberately ignored her calls. Shi Nian smiled in relief, gently shaking her head.
"After leaving the operating room, I adjusted my phone and discovered your record of more than ten missed calls. I knew it was the day of the trial, I knew why you were looking for me, so I hurried to the courtroom with the newly restored video evidence."
"On trial day, parking wasn’t allowed on the roadside at the courthouse’s main entrance; plus, there were too many media waiting at the main door, so I had the driver park on the road behind the courthouse. Knowing you were waiting, and afraid you would worry, I disregarded my useless legs and ran all the way there... Luckily, I made it in time, not letting you down."
Shi Nian felt a slight sting in her nose, unable to resist lowering her head to look at his legs.
He truly was a proud man, despite having suffered from a disease in his legs since childhood, he always stood straight before her, showing no signs of any aftereffect. He even only carried a cane in his hand for show without leaning on it, making her initially think he was a peculiar person when she saw the cane in the hospital...
"Sir, do your legs hurt now?"
Huangfu Huazhang smiled, hearing her voice and seeing the natural tenderness on her face, he felt everything was worthwhile.
He lowered his head, tilted it to look at her: "Yes, they hurt."
Shi Nian was a bit surprised, unable to help but look up at him.
He was the sort of person who never let his emotions show, proud to his core, so she thought he would tell her "no pain"; yet she did not expect him to honestly admit it.
Seeing the astonishment in her eyes, he awkwardly avoided her gaze, giving an embarrassed smile.
Now that she looked at him this close, she realized his eyelashes were so soft and long. It reminded Shi Nian of the photo of a long-lashed baby circulating online, making her want to reach out with her finger to brush them.
In her brief moment of confusion, he suddenly raised his eyes to meet hers: "... Hmm, you guessed right. I’ve never admitted my pain in front of anyone before. Not to a doctor, an assistant, not even to my family."
Shi Nian’s heart skipped a beat, hurriedly lowering her head to avoid his gaze.
"Sir... thank you."
"It’s nothing." He chuckled: "Do you know, back then when the pain was severe, how did I encourage myself?"
Shi Nian tilted her head to look at him.
He was no shorter than Tang Yanqing, even having a slightly superior aura, so from Shi Nian’s angle, she could only see the high, elevated line of his jaw. Sleek and thin, without an ounce of excess flesh, his jawline was so perfect, like a noble figure straight out of a comic. He lifted his chin high, slightly gazing towards the horizon, conveying a kind of noble sorrow even in his sadness.
"I told myself that I was walking toward peril for someone. If I could endure the pain like crossing a sea of daggers and flames, I could ultimately reach her side."
After speaking, he slowly lowered his head, looking at her.
Shi Nian panicked again, quickly lowering her head, yet gave a clever smile: "You are teasing me. The illness started when you were young, meaning the pain started back then; how old were you at that time, that you could have such romantic thoughts."
He raised an eyebrow: "As a child, I didn’t know who that person was, only had an imaginary one in my mind, but I knew she would appear in front of me one day."
"And later... I found out who she was."
His gaze was cool and clear, enveloped by the dazzling sunlight now, as if it raised a thin mist surrounding her. As if it took her back in time, back to that alley fragrant with flowers and morning mist.
Shi Nian quickly took a deep breath: "If you don’t want to use a cane, then let me support you."
She reached out to his arm, helping to bear some of the weight.
He smiled contently.
"Okay, then let’s solve the riddle of the clown in your heart."
She supported him as they walked forward, he gently placed his palm over her small hand resting on his elbow.
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Walking into the repair shop’s garage, dozens of workers were busy in the open large workshop. Some were washing cars, others were repairing them.
Huangfu Hua Zhang glanced over those people and patted Shi Nian’s hand, advising calmly:
"We’re looking for a young man around 25 years old. Although he also wears the same work uniform as other workers, his clothes will be the most unique — because others’ uniforms will inevitably be stained with dirt and grease, but his will be as clean as new, even neatly ironed."
"He’s not a car repairer; he should be responsible for washing cars or applying solar film. He carries a strong scholarly aura, and is not shorter than 175cm, with a slender figure."
"Especially his wrists are very stable. Such a person even when doing the most ordinary manual labor like washing cars and applying solar film, would appear elegant from the side, like a painter at work or a conductor waving his baton..."
Shi Nian listened very carefully, yet her eyes quickly scanned among the crowd. As Huangfu Hua Zhang’s words fell, she had already looked over the dozens of workers present in the garage.
Yet there was no one matching the "profile" outlined by Huangfu Hua Zhang.
She frowned, pulled back her hand and said softly, "Sir, please wait here, I’ll go closer to take a look."
She circled around the dozens of people, leaving none of the figures obscured by the cars unchecked... but still, no one.
Could it be that Huangfu Hua Zhang guessed wrong?
Yet her own heart also strongly agreed with Huangfu Hua Zhang’s speculation, firmly believing the suspect should be such a person. But why wasn’t there?
Seeing her pacing back and forth, a foreman-looking person asked, "Miss, are you here to repair your car? Or which car here is yours?"
Shi Nian awkwardly shook her head, "Sorry, I’m here to find someone."
Shi Nian took another look around, "Are all your employees working today? No one off or rotating shifts?"
"A few," the foreman sized her up with some suspicion, "Who exactly are you looking for?"
Huangfu Hua Zhang slowly approached, stood beside Shi Nian, and gently patted her shoulder.
Strangely, Shi Nian’s heart then settled. She no longer doubted the previous speculations, nor worried about what the foreman might do.
Shi Nian roughly described the features of the person she deduced. After she finished, Huangfu Hua Zhang smiled and added, "An East Asian face, more likely Chinese."
The foreman suddenly realized, "Oh, you’re looking for Wang Chuan. What a coincidence, about ten minutes ago the police just took him away for questioning."
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"What?"
Shi Nian was surprised, exchanging a glance with Huangfu Hua Zhang.
"Sorry, may I ask why Wang Chuan was taken away for questioning by the police?" Shi Nian hurriedly asked.
The foreman shrugged, "Who knows, that officer was super cool, completely ignoring my questions. Supposedly, Wang Chuan couldn’t have done anything illegal, he’s always behaved himself."
Shi Nian’s heart suddenly stirred, "You said that officer was very cool?"
The foreman shrugged, "Indeed, consider how dark the lighting is in this garage; that officer came in with sunglasses. Moreover, he walked directly into the crowd without saying a word and decisively grabbed Wang Chuan. None of us reacted before Wang Chuan was handcuffed."
For some reason, Shi Nian suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and guilty, glancing at the foreman and then at Huangfu Hua Zhang.
Sure enough, Huangfu Hua Zhang’s mouth was tightly pursed.
Ten minutes ago... which means, just when they first came to this repair shop asking if they could spray blue BMW paint, and then turned back after that.
If they could have confirmed here the first time they came, or sped up a bit on this return, they might have found Wang Chuan earlier than the police.
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Leaving the repair shop, Shi Nian bowed to Huangfu Hua Zhang, "Thank you for accompanying me in my search. There’s still something I need to attend to, I’ll excuse myself for now."
Huangfu Hua Zhang squinted, "What urgent matter do you have, are you going to the police station?"
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[See? Someone’s presence, ka-ka~ Second update in the morning]
